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More than 100 Calgary college students waiting on Alberta student aid funds for nearly a year


More than 100 Calgary college students waiting on Alberta student aid funds for nearly a year
Dozens of students from Calgary s Qcom College of Technology say that they ve been waiting upward of eight months for funding they were approved for by Alberta Student Aid to be disbursed, and now, after a 45-day review period has come and gone, they still don t have any answers  or money.
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QCom says when students don t get their student aid funding for tuition, the school doesn t get paid either
Posted: Jun 09, 2021 5:30 AM MT | Last Updated: June 9
A group of students from Calgary s Qcom College of Technology in the medical office assistance program say they have yet to receive a penny of student aid money they were originally approved for nearly a year ago.(Submitted by Michelle Duka) ....

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Student reps at University of Alberta raise concerns over 'absolutely outrageous' proposed tuition hikes


Author of the article: Anna Junker
Publishing date: Apr 13, 2021  •  2 hours ago  •  3 minute read  • 
Alberta NDP advanced education critic David Eggen joins students Anita Cardinal-Stewart, left, a second year law student and Andrew Batycki, a third-year environmental engineering student at the U of A on Tuesday, April 13, 2021, to call on the UCP to stop massive tuition hikes, upwards of 104 per cent in some programs. Photo by Greg Southam /Postmedia
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Proposed tuition hikes at the University of Alberta are “extreme,” “disappointing” and “outrageous,” according to student representatives.
The increases would affect 12 undergraduate and graduate programs and range from 17 per cent to 104 per cent for students beginning their programs in the fall of 2022. ....

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Opinion: Investing in textbook alternatives makes post-secondary education more affordable

Opinion: Investing in textbook alternatives makes post-secondary education more affordable